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“Sounds good.” I say to him.

“Okay, well we can just order in tonight, if you want. Maybe watch a scary movie you like?”

Is it weird to be shocked that he knows so much about me? I mean, he was my father, but the past year, he’s been a stranger. Doing everything that I didn’t think the man I called my dad would do.

I was coming back next year, so I decided maybe I needed to make some kind of effort.

“Sounds fun to me.” I say.

His face smiles. “Perfect. I’ll order around say, seven?”

“Yep.”

“Perfect. See you down there later.”

“Okay.”

He closes the door and I flop back on the bed on an exhale.

I looked over at the clock and see I have about three hours before we were going to watch a movie.

Standing up, I head to take a shower.

Looking at myself in the mirror, I look over myself.

My brown hair seemed dull. I picked it up and played with it as I think it over. I always did tell my mom I wanted to go lighter. Like white blonde. Or maybe just some pieces of blonde.

I usually do nothing with it, but I wanted a change.

Maybe some layers?

I play with the strands again.

I’ll just wait until I get home to decide.

I sigh and plop my hair in a bun, and hop in the shower.

* * *

The end credits for Scream 5 just started, and we all sit back on the couch.

That was one of the best ones, and I’m a sucker for the original. The change was good, and I couldn’t wait to see what was next in store.

“That was scary!” Ryan says from beside me, his pillow still covering his face.

I laugh and poke at him as I remove the pillow.

“It wasn’t that scary bub.”

“Says you. People in masks are scary.”

A flash of a skull mask crosses my mind.

“They sure are.” I say back, and relax on the couch.

“Well, that certainly was something.” Marie says as she lifts a glass of wine to her lips.

I look at her and smile and nod.